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The first is the 80/10/10 principle, where 80% is spent on cash games, 10% is spent on tournaments with high upside, and the remaining 10% is spent on a slate of your choice. — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald initiates Merlin as overweight Cantor said the autonomy systems company has plenty of upside. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Preposition

Louisville City slapped the New England Revolution upside the head 2-1. — San Antonio Express-News, 6 June 2018 Then, astonishingly, in the open court, after a whistle blew, Heat guard Goran Dragic cuffed Simmons upside the head after Simmons stole the ball from him, and after Simmons already had been fouled by him. — Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018 See All Example Sentences for upside

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Noun

Trips of two to four weeks can run on typical trail food, though the downsides tend to show up near the end.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
There aren’t many downsides to eating fruit, although, as with anything, try not to overdo it.

— Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 13 July 2026

Definition of downside

Preposition

An increase has not been formally agreed upon and is still under evaluation, officials said.

— DJ Simmons June 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
Since Köhler's early work, researchers have conducted similar experiments involving an out-of-reach reward and an object to stand upon in birds and elephants.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 June 2026

Definition of upon

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Netflix’s decade-plus run of TV dominance means Wall Street and others judge it on an unforgiving curve, and when issues crop up — like this last stretch of mediocre ratings — folks are going to take notice.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Investors will still take note of Treasury moves, but volatility should be watched at the short end of the curve (a year or two), rather than at the long end (10- and 30-year Treasuries).

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of curve

Preposition

The board voted 5-0 on June 16 to approve the project, which could add about 25,000 residents to a rural area along the Sacramento River in the Natomas basin west of the city of Sacramento.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
The man, identified by police as Joseph Gordon, is being held at the Parker County Jail on two counts of capital murder, according to the post.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026

Definition of on

Noun

All the players have put in a very tough shift so my thoughts and appreciation go to the players who were out there.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
That’s why ResMed customers are seeing big shifts toward offline meetups and community pages, which help build brand loyalty in a different way.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of shift

Preposition

Four years later in the World Cup quarterfinal against England, Diego Maradona scored two of the most famous goals in the history of the sport.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Jude Bellingham's two goals secured England's 2-1 extra-time World Cup quarterfinal win against Norway, sending them to the semi-finals.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

Definition of against

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San Diego’s manager Craig Stammen and coach Ryan Goins were ejected three pitches into the game after arguing a check-swing call.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Every baseball game has multiple turning points — times when a swing being a split second sooner or a fraction of an inch higher could change everything.

— C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of swing

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But somewhere between talking about recipes and the future of food, the conversation took an unexpected turn.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Refineries, which had already made their July plans when the MOU was signed, can’t ramp up or down their capacity with a turn of a dial.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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